Break her.
Make her distrust her own feelings.
Her own choices.
Her own heart.
Something vicious rises inside me.
I step closer to her slowly.
Keeping my eyes on hers.
Not Wu’s.
Just hers.
“Hannah.”
Her breathing shakes.
“What if none of this is real?”
That question guts me.
I reach for her face carefully.
Giving her time to pull away.
She doesn’t.
My hand cups her cheek.
Warm.
Real.
“Then why are you the one terrified of losing me?”
Her breath catches instantly.
And for the first time since Wu appeared—the doubt in her eyes cracks.
Behind us, Wu goes completely silent.
Good.
Let him watch this.
Let him see the difference between control and love.
Because Hannah may not remember everything yet…but her heart already knows the truth.
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Hannah
My heart is pounding so hard it hurts.
